On Monday, EA Sports announced that more than 10,000 athletes had already opted into the upcoming College Football 25 video game. But apparently, Texas Longhorns young phenom Arch Manning was not among those players, nor does he plan to join them.
According to a report from Texas Longhorns reporter Anwar Richardson of Orangebloods.com, Arch Manning has decided not to opt into the upcoming game.
“Multiple people have told me Texas redshirt [freshman] quarterback Arch Manning will not opt into EA Sports College Football 25. I’m told Arch is focused on playing football on the field,” Richardson said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
Multiple people have told me Texas redshirt quarterback Arch Manning will not opt into EA Sports College Football 25. I'm told Arch is focused on playing football on the field. pic.twitter.com/dCFHdAuMZ1
— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) March 5, 2024
This obviously means that Manning will not be a playable character in the upcoming video game for college football fans.
EA Sports offered Division I college football players compensation of $600 in addition to a copy of the game for their name, image, and likeness rights to appear in the video game. While the vast majority of players are expected to opt into the game, Manning will not be one of them.
While Manning will not be among the players included in the upcoming EA Sports College Football video game, EA Sports has confirmed that Texas Longhorns starting quarterback Quinn Ewers will be in the game.
